No, Google isn't buying Sun. And Sun isn't buying Google. And Star
Office isn't going to be rebranded Google Office (at least not yet).
What was the big Google/Sun announcement we were all waiting for?
Basically, that Sun will include the Google Toolbar as an optional part
of the downloadable Java Runtime Environment. Given that
JRE isn't exactly a hot download (when was the last time you rushed
over to Sun's site to snag the latest version?), this doesn't exactly
seem like it's going to be a huge deal for Google. Oh, the companies
also "agreed to explore opportunities to promote and enhance Sun
technologies,
like the Java Runtime Environment and the OpenOffice.org productivity
suite." So, we may just see Google Office yet. But not quite as soon as
some had imagined. Sun and Google team up to - yawn - support Java
No, Google isn't buying Sun. And Sun isn't buying Google. And Star
Office isn't going to be rebranded Google Office (at least not yet).
What was the big Google/Sun announcement we were all waiting for?
Basically, that Sun will include the Google Toolbar as an optional part
of the downloadable Java Runtime Environment. Given that
JRE isn't exactly a hot download (when was the last time you rushed
over to Sun's site to snag the latest version?), this doesn't exactly
seem like it's going to be a huge deal for Google. Oh, the companies
also "agreed to explore opportunities to promote and enhance Sun
technologies,
like the Java Runtime Environment and the OpenOffice.org productivity
suite." So, we may just see Google Office yet. But not quite as soon as
some had imagined. 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-04-2005 @ 1:46PM
Victor Agreda, Jr. said...
Where's that cartoony horn sound, the one that lets you know the gag was a letdown?
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10-04-2005 @ 3:27PM
j cranford said...
what a huge disapointment. kinda like the time i jumped into bed with a hooker in the philipines, and jumped right back out after i saw her/his um "adamsapple"...lol
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10-04-2005 @ 3:34PM
NA said...
I wonder who thought this PR move was a good idea. You would think Google would know people have high expectations of them, and want something big if its getting hyped.
Disappointing.
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10-04-2005 @ 8:02PM
Brian Pipa said...
Google uses a LOT of java behind the scenes. I bet they will now expose that a bit more.
Brian
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10-04-2005 @ 8:25PM
'Orrible Cabbage said...
I have no idea how credible this is, and it is very vague about details, but this story (link below) seems to suggest that a Google branded OO.o was, in fact, announced.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ag8iQgUKarXM&refer=us
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10-04-2005 @ 9:53PM
Marc Perton said...
They were very vague and noncommital: "The companies didn't say how Google will deliver OpenOffice.org, or whether or when the programs will be available on Google's sites."
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10-05-2005 @ 12:06AM
J.Cranford said...
Did anyone else catch the question from the (I think)usatoday reporter, during the big Google/Sun announcement. she asked about "the new operating system" and the sun CEO said she must be directing this question too you referring to the google CEO, google CEO's comment was something to the effect of we are in the search engine biz, and everybody sort of giggled. Does Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy know something ????
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